Šljivno, Banja Luka
Šljivno
Шљивно | |
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Village | |
.jpg) Orthodox church in Šljivno | |
  Šljivno | |
| Coordinates: 44°39′36″N 17°04′48″E / 44.66000°N 17.08000°E | |
| Country | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Entity | Republika Srpska |
| Municipality | Banja Luka |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Šljivno (Serbian Cyrillic: Шљивно) is a village in the municipality of Banja Luka, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina.[1] The village is currently uninhabited.[2]
Geography
The village is located 25 km southwest of Banja Luka.
Population
The village was abandoned after the start of the construction of a military training ground on Mount Manyacha.
| Nationality | 1991 | 1981 | 1971 | 1961 |
| Serbs | 105 (99.05%) | 818 | ||
| Other | 1 (0.94%) | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 106 | 818 |
History
The first mention of the village dates back to 1541. The village developed slowly, with a population of just over a thousand people by the early 1960s. Over time, the construction of a military training ground on Mount Manyacha began, and all residents were forced to leave the village forever.
Notable Natives
- Vitomir Miletic; Serbian artist born here in 1967.
References
- ^ Official results from the book: Ethnic composition of Bosnia-Herzegovina population, by municipalities and settlements, 1991. census, Zavod za statistiku Bosne i Hercegovine - Bilten no.234, Sarajevo 1991.
- ^ http://www2.rzs.rs.ba/static/uploads/bilteni/popis/PreliminarniRezultati_Popis2013-drugo_izdanje_sa_kartama_Final.pdf.
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Links
44°39′36″N 17°04′48″E / 44.66000°N 17.08000°E
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